ABC Friends Vic – Request a speaker – ABC Friends (Victoria)

Request a Speaker

If you’re a member of a club or society, you may like to invite a representative of ABC Friends (Victoria) to visit and speak about the issues that we care about.

Suitable groups might include:

University clubs including journalism and human rights clubs
Human rights groups
Multicultural groups
Learning centres such as U3A and neighbourhood houses,
Rural/regional groups
Rotary and Probus Clubs

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- History of the ABC,
- ABC programming over the years,
- Programming for different age groups now and in the past
- The ABC's role as an emergency broadcaster,
- The ABC's relationship with governments since its inception
- The work of ABC Friends
- Recent defunding of the ABC, and its effects
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www.theguardian.com/media/2022/aug/05/only-ideology-or-fear-would-push-a-government-to-attack-abc... ... See MoreSee Less

Only ‘ideology or fear’ would push a government to attack ABC, Anthony Albanese says

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PM marks public broadcaster’s 90th birthday with a defence of its importance and thinly veiled attack on former government

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ABC Friends Victoria

6 days ago

The ABC board is responsible for the ABC's operations and for ensuring that the gathering of news and information is impartial and its presentation accurate. For the ABC to secure a positive future, the board must be free from political interference to ensure that journalists are supported in the fearless pursuit of truth-telling. ... See MoreSee Less

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ABC Friends Victoria

6 days ago

The Sky News so-called documentary, Your ABC Exposed, broadcast on July 26th, delivered what it was always going to do, a thinly disguised continuation of the Murdoch media attacks on the ABC.Despite heavy promotion and advance publicity, the program was watched by a meagre 85,000 viewers. In contrast, the ABC's 7:30 report aired at the same time with 521,000 viewers. ... See MoreSee Less

Sky News attacks ABC Credibility (again) – ABC Friends (Victoria)

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01 Aug 2022Marcus May0 Sky News attacks ABC Credibility (again) Share this post Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Pinterest Share on LinkedIn Share on Email Share on SMSThe Sky News so-calle...

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ABC Friends Victoria

6 days ago

The ABC will be stuck with a stacked conservative board for some years yet, even though Labor is promising to rectify the situation.It will be several years before the decks can be cleared so that new ABC board directors can be appointed on a basis of merit, rather than political affiliation. ... See MoreSee Less

ABC Board – stacked to the rafters – ABC Friends (Victoria)

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02 Aug 2022Jeff Waters0 ABC Board – stacked to the rafters Share this post Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Pinterest Share on LinkedIn Share on Email Share on SMSThe ABC will be stuck wi...

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ABC Friends Victoria

2 weeks ago

Latest to ABC iview comes a three-part documentary that follows British-Australian actress Miriam Margolyes visit a diverse range of people across the country to discover what the Fair Go means in Australia today. ... See MoreSee Less

Miriam Margolyes: Australia Unmasked

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Miriam Margolyes is back on the road, heading west along the bottom of Australia, to understand what the Fair Go means in Australia today and how it is playing out in the diverse lives of her fellow c...

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